Job Description

Systems Analyst - Exportability

Location: San Diego, CA - Naval Base Pt. Loma
Work Type: Full-Time, Hybrid

Clearance Requirement: Secret, (TS/SCI preferred or ability to obtain TS/SCI)

Incorporated in 2002, The Marlin Alliance is a digital transformation company dedicated to ensuring our clients compete and win in tomorrow's digital world. We specialize in creating technical solutions that allow for seamless execution of automated business processes and the generation of governed, machine-consumable data. From strategic planning to advanced analytics and cybersecurity, our team provides cutting-edge, cross-disciplinary solutions. We are seeking motivated professionals who share our agile, solution-oriented mindset and are ready to deliver the real, practical results relied upon by our clients.

Serves as an Exportability Systems Analyst in the Technical Analysis and Engineering Services (TA&ES) Directorate. Provides technical and engineering support to the Exportability Team and other teams within the TA&ES directorate. Provides technical and engineering subject matter expertise and administrative support to the senior Exportability Team members, but will also be called to support other teams as directed. In addition, participate in meetings, provide updates and deliverables, and will perform other duties as assigned by leadership. Shall provide engineering support, although not limited to, the following areas:

• Producing the materials and information required by the Government. This shall include, but not limited to extraction of information from various reports and plans and the assembly of appropriate information and data; preparation of briefings; attendance at meetings and preparation of minutes and position papers; maintenance of a master schedule and the tracing of milestones; and support of program audits to assure compliance with applicable policies and directives.
• Supporting the Government in developing and responding to program data calls, white papers, and requests for information from multiple sources.
• The Contractor shall develop or request from the appropriate sources, the necessary data to develop and prepare initial and final revisions within the time required to support scheduled deadlines. Support shall meet the schedule and be in the format assigned by the Government. Each document marked as final shall be accurate, complete, and free of grammatical, typographical and spelling errors.
• Maintain technical relationships with product vendors and DoD organizations involved in the acquisition, development, evaluation and testing of tactical SDRs and associated waveforms.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Security Analysis:
  • Perform Cyber Resiliency analysis on candidate waveforms hosted on tactical Software Defined Radios (SDRs), ensuring that the security requirements of communications systems are met.
  • Assist in the review of individual focus area (security, protection, resiliency) waveform analyses inputs.
  • Research the latest methodologies and maintain processes for SDR Waveform Cyber Resiliency analysis.
• Technical Support & Collaboration:
  • Provide support for system security engineering, which requires a foundational understanding of cybersecurity, electronic protection, and technology protection.
  • Support the implementation and documentation of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) process for tactical radio overlays.
  • Participate in team meetings, technical reviews, and stakeholder engagements to provide cybersecurity insights.
  • Maintain technical relationships with external vendors and DoD organizations involved in tactical SDR waveforms.
• Documentation & Reporting:
  • Assist in the development and review of technical white papers, presentations, and reports supporting Cyber Resiliency tasks.
  • Contribute to weekly status reports and provide updates on assigned tasks to team leadership.
  • Support the review and update of Security Team standard operating procedure (SOP) documents as required.

Education (desired):

• Defense Acquisition Level I (or higher) Engineering Certification
• Bachelor’s degree in Technical Discipline

Experience (desired):

• Software Defined Radio (SDR) engineering
• International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Export Administration Regulations (EAR), Direct Commercial Sales (DCS), and Foreign Disclosure (FD) principles
• Familiarity with Foreign Military Sales (FMS)
• Analyzing and reviewing industry License Applications, Commodity Jurisdiction determinations, and Technical Assistance Agreements for the export of DoD commodities.
• Developing and drafting multinational agreements, including Memoranda of Understanding, Project Arrangements, and Terms of Reference to support DoD international objectives for coalition interoperability.
• Master of Science degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering
• Defense Acquisition Level I (or higher) Engineering Certification
• Bachelor’s degree in Technical Discipline

Education (desired):

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Engineering

Clearance

• Must currently have or be eligible to obtain a Secret clearance

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Exceptional writing skills
• Willingness to be a team player and to learn from others
• Critical and analytical thinking

Disclosure

An Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at-will" relationship.

To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

Disclaimer

• Salary Range: $70,000–$95,000

Job Classification

• Frequent work under deadlines.

• A constant state of mental alertness.

• Occasional lifting, up to 20 pounds.

• Occasional reaching, stooping, kneeling, or crouching may be required.

• Constant use of speech/hearing abilities for communication.

• Constant use of sight abilities while reviewing documents.

• Constant sitting while using the computer terminal.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

• Typical office environment with no unusual hazards.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

Work Environment / Physical Demands

• Job and/or educational experience involved with the defining, specifying, and designing of complex communication systems and waveforms
• Microsoft Office suite

Experience (required):